Ticket-punch



(No Model.)

P. P. BECKER.

TICKET PUNCH.

No. 572,625. Patented Dec. 8', 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK P. BECKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TICKET-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 572,625,11ated Deizember 8, 1896.

Application filed April 13,1896. Serial No. 587,305. (No model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK P. BECKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Ticket- Pnnch, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ticket-punches.

The object of the invention is to produce a ticket-punch of simple and improved construction, economical in manufacture, and efficient in operation.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination, location, and relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and finally specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and to the various views and reference-signs appearing thereon, Figure 1 is a View in side elevation, parts being in vertical section and parts being broken away, illustrating a ticketpunch embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the parts in displaced position with reference to the position thereof shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same, showing the arrangement of the punch-levers.

The same reference sign is employed throughout the several views to design ate the same part wherever it may occur.

In the drawings,reference-sign A designates what I term the main frame of the punch, in which are formed the ticket-slots B 0, adapted to receive the tickets to be punched. The main body part A is also provided with suitable slots or openings 5 6 7, forming the female dies of the punch. Suitably secured to or preferably forming a part of the main body of the punch is the handle-arm D. The body portion A is suitably recessed, as indicated at E, to receive one end of a lever F,

which leveris pivoted, as at 8, in the recess or seat E in the body part A, and the extreme end of said leverF is formed into a punch 9, as shown, forming the male die, cooperating with the slot or opening 5 as the female part of the'die to form the punch. The opposite end of the lever F is oppositely shaped and arranged with respect to the end D of the body portion A to form a convenient handle, which may be readily grasped in the hand of the operator. Any suitably constructed spring may be arranged to normally press the levers F and D apart. I have shown a convenient arrangement for this purpose, Wherein a coiled spring G is arranged between the levers F and D, but it will be obvious that any suitable or convenient or desirable form or arrangement of spring for accomplishing this purpose may be employed.

The main body part A of the punch is suitably recessed, as at H, and pivotally mounted in said recess, as at 9, are one or more dielevers 10 11, but I desire it to be distinctly understood that 1 do not limit or restrict myself in the number of die-levers that may be employed. Die-lever 10, or each of the several die-levers 1O 11,is provided on the eX- treme forward end thereof with the male die or punch 12 13, respectively arranged to cooperate with 'the'apertures or openings 7 6 as the female portions of the die to form punches. By varying the number of such die-levers and openings or apertures 6 7 the number of punches embodied in the construction may be 18 19, there being as many of said arms as there are die-levers 10 11. Each swinging arm 18 19 is shaped on one end to be received in the slot 15 16 of its corresponding die-lever 1O 11, and each of said arms is provided upon the extreme end thereof with a head or shoulder 20, adapted when said arm is moved into position to enter the slot 15 16 in the die-lever to engage the die-lever. Each of the swinging arms 18 19 is also provided with a shoulder 21, adapted to engage the opposite side of its corresponding die-lever 10 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, when said rocking arm is moved to enter the slot 15 16. From this construction it Will be clearly seen that when said swinging arms 18 19 are arranged in the slots 15 16 of its corresponding die-lever and power is applied to the handle bars or levers to force such levers or bars toward each other or away from each other the die-levers 1O 11 are correspondingly actuated, that is, if the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 and the handle parts F D are forced toward each other the shoulder 21 on rocking arm 18 engages the said die-lever 11 and rocks the same about its pivot 9 and causes the male punch of die 13, upon the opposite end of said dielever, to be projected through the slot 0 and to enter the openingor perforation 6, thereby effecting a punching of the ticket or other article inserted in the slot 0. It will also be seen that when the pressure or power of the hand of the operator is released from the handle-bars F D under the influence of spring G said handle-leversare forced apart or separated, the part F being rocked about its pivot 8. This movement causes an endwise movement of arm 19, which, by the engagement of the head or shoulder 20 thereof with the die-lever, effects a rocking of the die-lever about its pivot 9, thereby returning the same to its normal or inoperative position.

It .may sometimes be desired, where two or more die-levers 1O 11 are employed, that one or more of said die-levers remain inoperative. I therefore make provision for controllably disengaging the swinging arms 18 19 from the slots in the ends of their corresponding dielevers. I have shown a convenient and simple arrangement for accomplishing the desired end in the most efficient manner by providing each swinging arm 18 19 with two shouldered portions 22 23, arranged adjacent to each other and angularly with respect to each other, as clearly shown in the drawings. Upon a convenient portion of the adjacent handle-bar F, I mount a suitable spring, such as a leaf-spring 24:, having the free end thereof arranged to engage one or the other of the shoulders 22 23. The swinging arm 18 being loosely mounted on pivot 17, it may be seen that they may swing or rock about the pivot with facility into and out of engagement with the slot 15 16 of the corresponding die-lever. When rocked into position to be disengaged from the slot in the end of the die-lever, the spring 24 will engage the shoulder 22 and hold the same in such disengaged position, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. \Vhen, however, said rocking arm is swung or rocked about its pivot 17 into position to engage the slotted end of its corresponding die-lever, the spring 24 will engage the shoulder 23 upon said swinging arm and hold the same in such locked or engaged position, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. v

If desired, a spring 25 may be employed, normally acting to withdraw the die-levers 1O 11 from the female dies 6 7. It is obvious, however, that such spring may be omitted and that its purpose would be merely to overcome friction, and it will be understood that the main return movement of said die-levers is secured through the engagement therewith of the shoulder 20 upon the swinging arm 18 19.

I desire it to be understood that I do not limit or confine myself to the exact details of construction and arrangement shown and described, as many variations therefrom and alterations therein would readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in the art and still fall within the spirit and scope of my invention; but,

I-Iavin g now set forth the object and nature of my invention and an operative apparatus embodying the same, and having explained the structure, function, and mode of operation of such apparatus, what I do claim as new and useful and of my own invention, and de sire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A ticket-punch comprising a main body portion provided with slots to receive the tickets to be punched, and also with female dies in combination with an arm pivoted in said body portion and provided with a male die, and one or more die-levers also pivoted in said main body portion and provided with male dies and means whereby, when said pivoted die-arm is actuated said die-levers are alsoactuated, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a ticket-punch, a main body portion provided with female dies, the die-arm pivoted therein and provided with a male die, the die-levers also pivoted in said main body portion, and connections between said diearm and each of said die-levers whereby when said die-arm, is actuated said die-levers are also actuated, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a ticket-punch, a main body portion provided with female dies,a die-arm pivotally mounted in said main body portion and provided with a male die, one or more die-levers pivotally mounted in said main body portion and detachable connections between each of said die-levers and said die-arm whereby when said die-arm is actuated said die-levers may or may not be actuated, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a ticket-punch, a main body portion provided with ahandle part and also provided with ticket-slots and femalej'dies, a die-arm pivotally mounted in said body part and provided with a cooperating handle part, means normally acting to separate said handle part; said die-arm also provided with a male die, one or more die levers provided with a male die and connections between said die-arm and said die-levers for actuating the same simultancously, asand for the purpose set forth.

5. In a ticket-punch, a main body part provided with ticket slots and female dies in combination with a die-arm pivotally mounted therein and provided with a male die, one or more die-levers also mounted in said main body part and provided with male dies, swingin g arms corresponding in number to the number of die levers pivotally mounted in said die-arm, each of said die levers constructed 1 to receive a swinging arm whereby when said die-arm is actuated said die-levers are also actuated, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a ticket-punch, a main body part provided with a plurality of ticket-slots and female dies, a die-arm pivotally mounted in said body part and provided with a male die, a swinging arm pivotally mounted in said diearm, a die-lever pivotally mounted in said main body part and provided with a male die, said die-lever being slotted at the end thereof to receive said swinging arm and means whereby said swinging arm may be held in or out of engagement as may be desired with the slot in said die-lever, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a ticket-punch, a main body part provided with a plurality of ticket-slots and female dies, a die-arm pivotally mounted in said main body part and provided with a male die, a swinging arm pivotally mounted in said diearm and provided with shoulders inclined with respect to each other, a die-lever provided with a male die and pivotally mounted in said main body part, said die-lever provided with an open-ended slot adapted to receive said swinging arm, and means for engaging one or the other of said inclined shoulders to maintain said swinging arm in or out of engagement with the slot in said die-lever, as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a ticket-punch, a main body part provided with a ticket-slot and a plurality of female dies, a die arm pivotally mounted thereon and provided with a male die, a swinging arm pivotally mounted in said die-arm and provided with shoulders inclined with respect to each other, a die-lever pivotally mounted in said body part and provided with a male die and slotted to receive said swinging arm, and a spring arranged to engage one or the other of said inclined shoulders, whereby said swinging arm is maintained in or out of engagement with said die-lever, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a ticket-punch, a main body part provided with ticket-slots and female dies, a diearm pivotally mounted thereon and provided with'a male die, a plurality of die-levers pivotally mounted in such main body part and each provided with a male die, a plurality of swinging arms pivotally mounted in said diearm, each of said die-levers provided with an open-ended slot adapted to receive a swinging arm, each swinging arm provided with shoulders adapted to engage the edges of its corresponding die-lever, as and for the pur pose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 8th day of April, A. D. 1896, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK P. BECKER.

Witnesses:

FRANK T. BROWN, S. E. DARBY. 

